ML022400161

8/22/02 - Summary of Meeting with Cooper Nuclear Station

ML022400161
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	08/26/2002
From:	Kennedy K NRC/RGN-IV/DRP
To:	Denise Wilson Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD)
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION IV 611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-8064 AUG 2 6 2002 David L. Wilson, Vice President of Nuclear Energy Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, Nebraska 68321

SUMMARY

OF MEETING WITH COOPER NUCLEAR STATION

Dear Mr. Wilson:

Peru, Nebraska, on August 22, This refers to the meeting conducted at Peru State College, results of the Nuclear Regulatory 2002. The purpose of this meeting was to present the Nuclear Station to Nebraska Commission's supplemental inspection conducted at Cooper and Nebraska Public Power District's Public Power District. The attendance list and the NRC's presentation slides are enclosed.

of Practice," a copy of this letter In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules inspection in the NRC Public and its enclosures will be available electronically for public (PARS) component of NRC's Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records the NRC Web site at document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from Electronic Reading Room).

http://www.nrc.qov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Sincerely, Kriss M. Kennedy Team Leader Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-298 License: DPR-46

Enclosures:

1. Attendance List

2. NRC Presentation Slides

3. NPPD Presentation Slides

Nebraska Public Power District Michael T. Coyle Site Vice President Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, Nebraska 68321 John R. McPhail, General Counsel Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 499 Columbus, Nebraska 68602-0499 D. F. Kunsemiller, Risk and Regulatory Affairs Manager Nebraska Public Power District P.O. Box 98 Brownville, Nebraska 68321 Michael J. Linder, Director Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality P.O. Box 98922 Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-8922 Chairman Nemaha County Board of Commissioners Nemaha County Courthouse 1824 N Street Auburn, Nebraska 68305 Sue Semerena, Section Administrator Nebraska Health and Human Services System Division of Public Health Assurance Consumer Services Section 301 Centennial Mall, South P.O. Box 95007 Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5007 Ronald A. Kucera, Deputy Director for Public Policy Department of Natural Resources 205 Jefferson Street Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 Jerry Uhlmann, Director State Emergency Management Agency P.O. Box 116 Jefferson City, Missouri 65101

Nebraska Public Power District Vick L. Cooper, Chief Radiation Control Program, RCP Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Air and Radiation 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310 Topeka, Kansas 66612-1366 Daniel K. McGhee Bureau of Radiological Health Iowa Department of Public Health 401 SW 7th Street, Suite D Des Moines, Iowa 50309 William R. Mayben, President and Chief Executive Officer Nebraska Public Power District 1414 15th Street Columbus, Nebraska 68601

ENCLOSURE 1 MEETING ATTENDANCE LIST

MEETING ATTENDANCE LICENSEEIFACILITY Nebraska Public Power District Cooper Nuclear Station DATE/TIME August 22, 2002; 7:00 p.m.

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ENCLOSURE 2 NRC PRESENTATION SLIDES

SUPPLEMENTAL NRC Personnel INSPECTION EXIT MEETING Elmo Collins Director Division of Reactor Safety Kriss Kennedy Chief, Branch F Division of Reactor Projects Scott Schwind Senior Resident Inspector Cooper Nuclear Station Nuclear Regulatory Commission Steve Cochrum Resident Inspector Cooper Nuclear Station Region IV Meeting Guidelines NPPD Introduction Meeting with Licensee Inform Public of Inspection Results

.v., Meeting Agenda

10) NRC Meeting Guidelines

"*Cooper Performance

"* Registration Table

"*Purpose of Inspection

"* Questions and Answers

"*Conduct of Inspection

"*Handouts "*Results of Inspection

"* NPPD Response

"*Feedback Forms

"* Questions and Answers 1

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"*Determine:

- Breadth and depth of safety, "* 13-member team from 3 NRC Regions and organizational, programmatic, and Headquarters performance issues

- Acceptability of continued operation

- Need for additional regulatory action to "*Over 200 years nuclear experience arrest declining performance

"*Assess adequacy of corrective action "*Three weeks onsite inspection program

"*Five weeks in Region IV office

"*Assess performance in Reactor Safety Strategic Performance Area Conduct of Inspection *, Conduct of Inspection

• Determined extent of condition of performance issues

• Assessed adequacy of improvement plan in addressing plant performance issues

- Reviewed major internal and external performance assessments conducted - Process at Cooper since 1993 - Problem characterization

- Adequacy of improvement plan

- Conducted independent inspection of - Implementation process current plant performance in operations, maintenance, engineering, emergency preparedness, corrective action program, and human performance 2

0 Results 0, Results

"*Cooper Nuclear Station is being operated safely "*Process for developing improvement plan was not systematic

"*Long-standing performance issues have eroded the margin of safety "*Majority of performance issues were appropriately characterized

- Effectiveness of corrective action program

- Equipment reliability

- Human performance

"*Steps in over half of the action plans provided insufficient detail to assess

- Work planning and implementation

- Plant engineering effectiveness in improving performance

- Training

- Management effectiveness Results Results

- Development and use of departmental

• Some long-standing performance performance indicators deficiencies were not addressed by the

- Development and alignment of organizational improvement plan priorities

- Lack of organizational depth in implementing

- Equipment reliability engineering programs

- Adequacy of operability determinations - Entry of self-assessment results into the

- Adequacy of plant modification packages corrective action program

- Management of replacement parts - Formal written station expectations for accountability and ownership

- Utilization of lessons learned from industry operating experience - Lack of coordination and integration among site organizations (id'd by CNS as action plan to be

- Ineffective use of equipment trend data to submitted with Revision 2) improve reliability Results Results

• Many action plans had ineffective or

• Initial implementation of some action undeveloped performance indicators and items were ineffective measures

- Efforts to improve quality of root cause evaluations

• Actions identified by CNS as not being - Management observation program completed prior to submission of Rev I - Efforts to improve quality of operability

- Resources required to implement improvement determinations plan were not identified

- Implementation of integrated site activity

- Schedule for completion of steps not scheduling tool meaningful

- Actions in the improvement plan were not prioritized 3

-011 Summary V NRC Oversight

"*Cooper Nuclear Station is being operated

• Continue to implement the baseline safely inspection program

"*Lack of rigor in process

• Evaluate adequacy of Revision 2 of the improvement plan

"*Representative sample of performance issues identified "*Conduct quarterly inspections of progress in implementing the improvement plan

"*Substantial weaknesses in corrective action plans

"*Conduct quarterly public meetings to discuss progress

"*Little work done to effectively implement the improvement plan NPPD RESPONSE CLOSING REMARKS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 4

ENCLOSURE 3 NPPD PRESENTATION SLIDES

Agenda Nebraska Public Power District *Introduction - Dave Wilson, Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer Cooper Nuclear Station

+Keeping Cooper Safe - Jim Hutton, Plant Manager NRC Public Exit Meeting

+Strategic Improvement - Mike Coyle, 95003 Inspection Site Vice President August 22, 2002 *Closing Remarks - Bill Mayben & Dave Wilson Introduction (cont'd)

• We Have an Improvement Strategy -

The Strategic Improvement Plan (TIP)

• We Are Committed to Improving Our Performance

• Actions Underway Will Keep Cooper Safe Keeping Cooper Safe Strategic Improvement

• Objectives

• Conduct of Operations mStability

. Consistency

+Equipment Performance & Reliability

. Follow-through

+Emergency Preparedness +Strategic Actions

• Corrective Action Program

• A good foundation for improvement in TIP Revision 1

• TIP Revision 2 is under development

• Performance Monitoring Will Ensure Long-Term Effectiveness 1

Summary TIP Revision 2 - Improvements

+Issues Understood

+Ongoing Improvement Actions +Comprehensive Actions

"*Prioritization and Ranking of Actions *Resource Estimates, Plans, and

"*Resource Estimates, Plans & Schedules Schedules

"*Management Team Ownership +Performance Monitoring

"*Integration of Improvement Actions +Industry Experience and Standards 2